Say Old Man, Can You Play the Fiddle?

Mando Mafia plays this old-time tune from Eck Robertson, which appears on their CD "Get Up in the Cool." Featuring Kelly Perdue, Bill Giltinan, Pete Marshall, Rick Friend, and Vaughan Mairs. http://www.mandomafia.com/
Slide show by Julie Mangin

Category:

Music

Tags:

• mandolin
• mando
• mafia
• say
• old
• man
• eck
• robertson

[Classof1970]

And the proper response is:

"yes, by crackie, I can play a little!"

[themaritimeman]

This is real music.

[paininthe10]

Sounds like bluegrass to me.

[JOETHESHAKER]

if you going to play bluegrass play it not jass

[fngrpkn06]

Lovin' the old time music!

[sdenny]

superb playing , you can hear the good scottish music influences here , kindest regards from glasgow, scotland

[CreasonStudios]

You guys are totally under marketed. Great swing and sound. Absolutely love it!

[northwestireland]

I must get my head around this tune... being meaning to for years after I heard Eric Thompson's version on guitar.  Great stuff!

[Mandolin1944]

This is a fine version of this tune. 5 stars. But I'm not sure anyone knows for sure who wrote it -- it is considered by many a "Texas" tune because Howdy Forrster played it. Then Bobby Osbourne leaned it from Howdy and recorded a super great mandolin version he called just called "Say Old Man". But I think it was played in North Carloina for a long time even before Howdy was playing it?

[wasntthere]

great skills but ruined a good tune. I like Eric Thompson's version best.

[boyratchet]

Great picking, but they arranged all the creepy weirdness out of the tune. Too bad.

[randallsmusic]

Yes this is a great jam indeed...brightens the day it does